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Token - 1 Penny, Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1864
Reg. No: NU 3619
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by Stokes, Melbourne. Issued by Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, 1864. Collins & Co appears to have existed only for a short period, their products included: Groceries, Wines, Spirits, & Clothing.
Previous Collections: George McArthur - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) featuring the name and business of the issuer, Collins & Co of Bathurst and an emu and kangaroo facing each other.
The dies for this token were retained by Stokes and were employed in the early Twentieth Century to restrike the original and muled with two other Stoke reverses for collectors.
The obverse die has the letter "C" of COLLINS re-entered and a border of 111 dots. When used for re-striking it had become heavily pitted and was polished so heavily that the inner circle was removed from below the T of CLOTHING to the end of the word BAZAAR.
The reverse die has the emu and kangaroo 2.7 mm apart and a border of 102 dots. When employed for re-striking it had corroded slightly, especially behind the Kangaroo. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 15.390 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | clothing, retail trade, retailing |
| Themes this item is part of: | Collins & Co., Drapers, Bathurst, New South Wales, George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Clothing & Textiles Collection, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, McArthur Bequest |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - New South Wales |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1864 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within a line circle, COLLINS / & CO. ; around, : CHEAP CLOTHING BAZAAR : BATHURST : |
| Reverse Description: | Emu on left facing kangaroo; above, NEW SOUTH WALES; below, 1864; in tiny letters on either side of date the makers name, T.STOKES MELBOURNE |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: COLLINS & CO. CHEAP CLOTHING BAZAAR : BATHURST : Reverse: NEW SOUTH WALES 1864 T.STOKES MELBOURNE |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1864 |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1864 |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur |
| References: |
Wilson, E.G., The Directory of the town of Bathurst, New South Wales for the year 1862 : containing a street, commercial, professional and miscellaneous directory ; also an almanac, diary and a sketch map of the town; Advertisement, The Bathurst Times, 10 August 1867, p1; Samson's National Directory of New South Wales for 1867-1868. The dies for this token were retained by Stokes and were employed in the early Twentieth Century to restrike the original and muled with two other Stoke reverses for collectors. Late strikes are characterised by corrosion of the dies. The obverse die has the letter "C" of COLLINS re-entered and a border of 111 dots. When used for re-striking it had become heavily pitted and was polished so heavily that the inner circle was removed from below the T of CLOTHING to the end of the word BAZAAR. The reverse die has the emu and kangaroo 2.7 mm apart and a border of 102 dots. When employed for re-striking it had corroded slightly, especially behind the Kangaroo. |
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